String quartet – Past Concerts
Kronos Quartet
Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.
$17-$73
Groupmuse: Serendipity String Quartet
Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Belltown, Seattle, WA, United States
A BYOB house concert with the Serendipity Quartet.
$10 + donation
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Seattle Symphony: Des Moines Beach Park Community Concert
Friday, October 13, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
Alexandra Gardner – Coyote Turns for string quartet
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$20, $15 under age 30
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven's String Quartets
Sunday, September 10, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso'
Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
NOCCO Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, September 9, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Dai Ross Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of great music, food, wine, and company in historic Pioneer Square. Live chamber music will include selections of works by Bach, Mozart, Dvořák, and more!
$125
Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven’s String Quartets
Saturday, September 9, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: American Gems
Thursday, August 3, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
A quartet concert for all ages filled with standards from American classical pop culture, including works by Philip Glass, Gershwin, ragtime, and more.
$20 ($10 students)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: String quartets by Mozart & Mendelssohn
Sunday, July 30, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Pleyel – Grand Duo for violin and viola, Op. 69
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87
$20 ($10 students/military)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: String quartets by Mozart & Mendelssohn
Friday, July 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Pleyel – Grand Duo for violin and viola, Op. 69
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87
$20 ($10 students/military)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: BOHEMIA: Janáček, Smetana, & Dvořák
Friday, July 21, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Janáček – Concertino for Piano and Chamber Ensemble
Smetana – String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"
Dvořák – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 21
Smetana – String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"
Dvořák – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 21
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1
Friday, July 21, 2017 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Erin Keefe, Tessa Lark, Jonathan Vinocour, and Astrid Schween.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bridge, Beethoven, & Grieg
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Frank Bridge – Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Beethoven – Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
Grieg – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
Beethoven – Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
Grieg – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)